Students who have attended but not completed a previous professional nursing program, please contact an admission’s counselor.

Step Two: Apply to Concordia University

Please submit the information listed under your selected track in order to be considered for admission to Concordia. Upon acceptance to Concordia, additional materials must be submitted for admittance to the nursing program.

Step Three: Apply to the Nursing Program

Upon acceptance to Concordia and completion of your prerequisite courses, you will apply through NursingCAS to the Nursing Program. NursingCAS will be your primary application portal for all nursing application documents listed below.

Demonstrated English Language Proficiency

Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency via examination if (1) English is not their native language, and (2) the applicants have lived in the US fewer than eight years at the time of application.

Prerequisite Coursework

All prerequisite courses must have been completed in the past five years with a grade of ‘C’ or higher in order to count toward the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Any courses being transferred from other institutions must be verified as equivalent to CSP’s prerequisite courses. Verify course equivalencies using the Transferology tool.

Biology I, General Chemistry I, Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology must have a combined GPA of 2.75 or greater.

Biology I (BIO120)*

Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO315)

Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO316)

General Chemistry I with lab (CHE115)

Microbiology (BIO300)

College Writing (ENG120)

Quantitative Reasoning for Nursing, College Algebra, or Statistics (MAT165, MAT110)

*Biology requisite would be met with successful completion (C or higher) of Microbiology and A&P I&II.

Two Letters of Recommendation

Letters should be completed and submitted by a professor or employer

Letters should state relationship to the applicant

Letters should state how or why the applicant will be successful in the Pre-Licensure BSN track

Concordia University, St. Paul is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. Concordia University, St. Paul has been accredited since 1967, with reaccreditation given in 2018.